Thanksgiving eve at Ralph's

Looking for something to be thankful for? If you’re a rock fan, you can definitely be grateful for a Thanksgiving eve, which brings together Carry the Zero, The Charms (pictured), The Balls and Sawmill.

It’s a great lineup. Carry the Zero instills a great, upbeat energy into its alt.-rock sound, especially on songs such as “Hell Like A Hurricane” and even the moodier “Monocane Let Me Go.” The Charms, on the other hand, have a blistering sort of garage-punk sound, with songs such as “So Romantic,” “The One That You Want” and “Walk Walk Baby” being equal parts bright and manically assertive. The Balls, of course, are local heroes, firebrand punks with an impenetrable wall of noise and aggression. Psychobilly stalwarts Sawmill round out the bill, bringing their hard-edged brand of irreverence and country-twanged sounds. The Thanksgiving Eve Party begins at 9 p.m. Nov. 21 at Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St., Worcester. (508) 753-9542. (Victor D. Infante)